dochuimsithe

Irish

Alternative forms

  • dochoimsighthe, do-choimsighthe, dochuimsidhthe, do-chuimsidhthe (obsolete)
  • dochuimsighthe, do-chuimsighthe (superseded)[1]

Etymology

From do- +‎ cuimsithe, past participle of cuimsigh (“to comprehend, limit, bound”), from cuimse (“limit, bound”).

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˌd̪ˠɔˈxɨmʲʃi(ː)/[2]

Adjective

dochuimsithe (not comparable)

  1. boundless
  2. illimitable

Declension

Declension of dochuimsithe
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dochuimsithe dhochuimsithe dochuimsithe;
dhochuimsithe2
vocative dhochuimsithe dochuimsithe
genitive dochuimsithe dochuimsithe dochuimsithe
dative dochuimsithe;
dhochuimsithe1 		dhochuimsithe dochuimsithe;
dhochuimsithe2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

  • (boundless): as cuimse

References

  1. ^ “dochuimsithe”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 228

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